Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American musician, singer and songwriter. Despite a limited mainstream exposure of four years, he is widely considered one of the most influential electric guitarists.

Born: November 27, 1942, Seattle

Died: September 18, 1970, London

Last album: People, Hell & Angels

Movies: Woodstock, Monterey Pop, Jimi Plays Berkeley, The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey, All My Loving, Jimi Hendrix: Experience

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Jimi Hendrix Gear

Guitars

- A variety of Fender Stratocasters including 1968 strats (black, blonde, etc...)

- Fender Jaguar

- Fender Jazzmaster

- Gibson Flying V

- '59 Hofner Club 40

- Epiphone FT79 Acoustic

- '67 Gretsch Corvette

- Gibson Les Paul Customs

- White Gibson SG Custom with Maestro

- Ibanez Rhythm Guitar

- Mosrite Guitars

- Fender Telecaster

- Paisley Goya Rangemaster

Amps and Cabinets

- Marshall 1959SLP 100Watt Super Lead Plexi Head

- Marshall 1960A Slant Cabinet / 4x12

- Marshall 1960AC Vintage Cabinet / 4x12

- Silvertone with a 2 x 12 cabinet (early in his career)

- Fender Twin Reverb amplifier

- Fender Dual Showman amps

- Sound City amps 

- Sunn amps

- Occasionally HiWatt amps

Effects and More

- Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face

- Roger Mayer Octavia Fuzz/Octave

- UniVox UniVibe

- Vox 847 Wah pedal

- 'Axis' fuzz

- Mosrite Fuzzrite

- Leslie Speaker cabinet

- 6550 tubes in the Marshalls

- Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz

Below is some Hendrix gear that is reissue stuff:

- Dunlop Jimi Hendrix  JH-1B Signature Wah Pedal

- Dunlop JH-F1 Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face Pedal

- Dunlop JH-OC1 Jimi Hendrix Octavio pedal

- Digitech Jimi Hendrix Experience Pedal (made in Jimi's name, but he obviously never used this newer pedal)

Strings

- FENDER "ROCK N' ROLL" STRINGS Light Gauge (.010, .013, .015, .026, .032, .038)